Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-04-25

favorable,a s a large part of the stock
has been taken and considerable sub
scribed towards the poles and setting.
This will make one of the important
lines of the state, making direct COM
munication between Montpelier and
Newport and connecting the north
and south end of the county, etc.
-outh Albany
T. NJ. Rowell has bought Geo.
Vance's sugar place.
VIM. Williams sugar house, con-
tanning tools and 100 pounds of
sugar, were burned April 22d.
The many friends of Miss Martha
Fassett will regret to hear Of her
death in her western home on Eas-
ter Sabbath, with the dread disease
consumption.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. Buchanan were
called to New Haven by the severe
sickness of their son Thomas, who is
attending College there. Mr.. Blu
chanan returned last week and re-
ported that he was improving slowly.
This community was greatly shock
ed to heal of the death of john Gill
more at Craftsbury last Saturday.
He was a member of the W. NJ.
church in this place and will be
greatly missed by his many friends
and associates with whom he was a
great favOrite.
f.<.t-f Albany
The public examination of teach
ers will be held in the vestry of the
FreewiIl Baptist church, April 80.
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Mrs. Simpson has gone to Boston
for her spring millinery.
Suckers have put in an appearance,
and the small boys are making a
raid on them.
d. s. Waterman, principal of the
school, has moved into Mrs. Miller's
pleasant tenement on the hill.
Geo. Bush has gone to Burlington.
His family talk of leaving soon. We
are sorry to have them go away.
Mrs. Livermore is expected to lee
ture here May 18th for the w. c. T.
L. Further notice will be given.
Mabel Twombly, who has been sick
for some time, is reported no better.
Annie Brennan is slowly improving.
Judge Austin sweetened the multi
tude at his sugar bush, Wednesday
D. m, and Marshall Clement, our en-
terprising artist, was present and Sc
cured a picture of the crowd.
Glad to learn that the W. c. L. L.
will hold a Gospel Temperance Meet
ing next Sunday, at 4 p. m, in the
NJ. Z. church. Let everybody go
There is need of temperance revival
/ here.
Rev. Mr.. Todd and W. c. John
son started for Conference Wednes-
dav. 1t is reported that Mr.. John
son intends entering the Conference
Hope he will, for truly the Lord haiti
need of such as he.
Geo. Churchill and wife are bach
here from Boston for a few days be
fore going to their new home in MINI
George is gathering lot of maple
sugar to take West with him, as ;
sweet reminder of what he leaves be
hind.
The village schools commence mex
Monday, with the same corps Of
teachers as last year. They are al
good teachers and have given genera
satisfaction. How would it do TO
the parents to visit the schools this
year?
Mrs. II. W. Dane and daughter:
of Newport are visiting at R. c
Smith's.-Mrs. Betsey (Lawrence)
Hadley has been spending the pas
few weeks with her niece, Mrs. J
Il. Clement. She intends to return
to her home at Concord. n. III. ,about
the middle of May.
Our new butcher, Irving Conner
| is out with his cart he has new anC
convenient slaughter house on lane
purchased of Lewis Simpson, gooc
distance from the village and from
the highway, and all are pleased
that finally the old slaughter house
close to the road is abandoned.
Bro winnings
Israel Parker is repairing his barn
PRAYER meeting at Z. A. Robinson
Thursday evening.
Arthur and George Cheney have
let their farm to George Briggs, anC
are going to Illinois.
The teachers examination will b'
held in the Academy at Bloomington
village, April Both.
\ large amount of excellent sugar
is being made; some having secured
nearly two pounds to a tree already
| Mrs. s. J. Robinson, who has
been in failing health for some time
died Thursday, April 21st. She hai
been a patient sufferer through Ions
and painful illness.
Hector Lapierre and wife were sur
prised to see several of their friends
at their home on the evening of Apr
2Ist, reminding them of their 25tl
marriage anniversary. The friends
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